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The 1919 champion Reds were celebrated in two related postcard set: one crowning them National League champs and a second referencing them as "World's Champions." The former includes a credit on the reverse to The Feicke-Desch Printing Co. of "Cin'ti."

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This set of postcard-backed Exhibit cards from the Eastern Exhibit Supply company is technically a postcard issue, though it has long been listed in baseball card price guides. This particular example depicts Ty Cobb. Other postcard-backed Exhibit cards also were issued over the years, including 1927-1929.
Mid-1920s manager portraits from an unknown publisher. Luminaries include Tigers Manager "Tyrus" Cobb, Brooklyn Dodger Wilbert Robinson. A recent "trunk discovery" has yielded a small number of the heretofore highly scarce series. with newspaper-like photos.
c. 1920 Real Photo postcard of members of the Red Sox warming up at Fenway Park. Catcher Mickey Devine and infielder, Stuffy McInnis can be seen in the foreground.
Real-Photo card published by Block Bros., depicting the entire 1928 St. Louis Cardinals powerhouse team.
An unknown publisher issued this postcard of the 1934 Tour of Japan. In addition to Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and others, note the facsimile signature of Moe Berg in English and Japanese.
These two postcards were part of an obscure send-away set issued by The Columbus Dispatch newspaper in 1906. Readers sent in coupons clipped from the newspaper in exchange for one of 16 cards of the Columbus team -- "Twice Champions of the American Association." Interestingly little history has survived detailing Coulumbus' successful entry into the long-ago forgotten American Associaion. The card on the lower left features a packed house at a game between the Columbus and Toledo teams.
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This Real Photo card captures Babe Ruth at the plate at Wrigley Field, with his notation in the negative: "Taken 1932 Cubs and Yankees World Series Sincerely Babe Ruth." It was during this series that Ruth hit his famous "called shot" home run. Classified by Ron Menchine as a premium postcard -- implying it was a give-away during or immediately following the World Series. Some have speculated that it was a newspaper premium, similar to contemporaneous larger size cataloged Ruth premiums.
Team postcard of the 1920 Cleveland Indians, with a photograph by famed news photographer L.Van Oeyen. The card boasts a signature of manager Tris Speaker. This card has been seen more than once with the signature in the same location, so it may be printed on it.
A bizarre Real Phopto postcard of Tiger Hall of Famer Harry Heilmann as umpire of a 1935 House of David barnstorming "Tulip Time" game against the Flying Dutchman (complete with wooden clogs). For more House of David cards, visit the Real Photo Gallery.
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This truly fascinating and rare 1917 card depicts "The Grand Old man of Base Ball, Captain Adrian C. 'Pop' Anson & Daughters in A Base Ball Skit by Ring W. Lardner" on the Orpheum Circuit during the 1917-18 season. The card is a Real Photo postcard.
Three unidentified players, said to be three members of the Philadelphia Athletics team, are featured on this Real Photo postcard. Printed on Velox paper that dates form 1907 to 1914, this card may actually be from 1917. One of the players has been preliminarily identified as Ping Bodie, who only played with the A's in 1917. Any additional information or identifications would be appreciated. -->
On this 1922 card, three unidentified members of the Chicago Cubs can be seen clowing around Spring Training on Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles. For more postcards of the Chicago Cubs on Catalina, visit the Real-Photo Postcard Gallery.
An exceedingly rare issue, these 1932 postcards depict individual members of the Buffalo Bisons of the International League. The card at left shows the team's biggest star -- Ray Schalk, its manager. Schalk is a Hall of Famer who is best remembered for being one of the "clean" members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox.
The last of the pre-war tobacco issues, this card was released by the Fendrich Cigar Co. to promote Denby Cigars. The cards are devoted to the hometown Cubs, with this example showcasing manager Charles Grimm.
These 1933 postcards mark the first Wheaties baseball issue and feature players from the cereal maker's hometown Minneapolis Millers team. This card captures left fielder Dutch Holland. The back sports an ad for the "Breakfast of Champions" and even lauds Millers team president, Mike Kelly. The unmailed cards are tough to find without the word "void" appearing on the reverse as a cancellation stamp.
From 1937 through 1939 the Dayton, OH photographer, Orcajo, issued a series of Cincinnati Reds postcards. Some of the cards carried ads for Val Decker Packing, a meat company,or the Metropolitan Clothing Co. This card of Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi sports the Val Decker ad line on its front.
Produced from 1950 to 1956, these postcards from JJK Copyart were likely used by the players themselves to respond to autograph requests. This specimen depicts a classic pose of Jackie Robinson.
This 1940s Cuban Real Photo postcard likely was issued in 1947 or 1948 and features Cuban legend, Adolfo Luque during his managerial days.
1932 NY Giants Schedule Postcards by Minden Press. They are available on two  stocks: a high quality postcard stock and a thinner paper vesrion which was only used for some cards depicting Carl Hubbell. The Hubbeli is the most common. Others, such as this one of Freddie Lindstrom, are very scarce.
1915 Real Photo postcard from the Walter Johnson estate, showing Johnson, Clyde Milan and other team members preparing to embark for Spring Training. The photo was taken by Thomas A. Sullivan of The Evening Star newspaper in Washington D.C., whose blind stamp appears at lower right.

The reverse shows that the card was addressed simply to Walter Johnson, Charlottesville, Virginia and was correctly delivered to the superstar at his Spring Training home in March of 1915!
Likely issued c.1915 when the Salt Lake City Bees entered the Pacific Coast League, this postcard features colorized photos of both Majestic Park and the team itself. Published by Souvenir Novelty Co. of Utah, the card's reverse includes an image of a beehive with the slogan "Busy all the Time."  .
Scarce postcard of HOFer Grover Cleveland Alexander with the House of David team, with whom he played in the early 1930s after his MLB career ended.
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Deckle-edged, linen postcard featuring Joe DiMaggio and his San Francisco reestaurant. Several different variations of this colorful card exist.